Press Releases Archives - MARC Coalition

May 17, 2023

MARC Celebrates Bicameral and Bipartisan Introduction of the RAMP Act in Congress

Washington, DC (May 17, 2023) Today the Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC) applauded Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) for introducing the Repair Abuses of MSP Payments Act (RAMP Act, S.1607/H.R.3388) in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, respectively.

Feb 22, 2023

Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC) Urges Beneficiaries to Support Legislative Reforms to Improve Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Program

WASHINGTON, DC – February 22, 2023 – Established in 2008 with a mission to improve the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) program, the Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC) has unveiled a new website aimed at improving their critically important work.

Dec 11, 2020

The PAID Act is Now the Law

The Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC) thanks the Congress for passing the PAID Act (H.R. 1375, Section 1301 of H.R. 8900) on December 11, 2020. The bill was brought to the House Floor and passed by voice vote on December 8, 2020.

Apr 21, 2020

MARC Urges CMS to Revise Section 111 Penalties Proposed Rule

In comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC) today urged the agency to substantially revise its proposed rule establishing penalties for Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) late reporting.

Jun 27, 2019

MARC Applauds PAID Act’s Introduction in the Senate

WASHINGTON, DC – The Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC) today commended Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) for introducing the Provide Accurate Information Directly Act (PAID Act) (S. 1989), a bipartisan bill to improve the Medicare Secondary Payer process and provide a clear framework to enable the smoother coordination of benefits between settling […]

Feb 28, 2019

MARC Applauds Bipartisan Bill to Improve Medicare Secondary Payer Policy

WASHINGTON, DC – The Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC) today applauded the introduction of the Provide Accurate Information Directly Act (PAID Act) (H.R. 1375), a bipartisan bill to improve the Medicare Secondary Payer process and provide a clear framework for communication among involved stakeholders. “The PAID Act will ensure that there is a clear and […]

May 21, 2018

MARC Coalition Applauds Reps. Bilirakis, Kind on Bipartisan Bill to Improve Medicare Secondary Payer Policy

Commonsense reforms to the arcane MSP policy offer a simple and taxpayer-friendly solution to increase stakeholder certainty and remove barriers to care. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Andrew Rosenberg (arosenberg@thornrun.com), (202) 247-6301 The Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC) today lauded Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Ron Kind (D-WI) for their introduction of the Provide Accurate Information […]

Feb 18, 2018

MARC Applauds Inclusion of Bipartisan and Bicameral Medicaid Third Party Liability Provision in Continuing Resolution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Andrew Rosenberg (arosenberg@thornrun.com), (202) 247-6301 The Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC), a national coalition of stakeholders advocating for the improvement of the Medicare and Medicaid Secondary Payer (MSP) programs, applauded the House of Representatives’ inclusion of language in the continuing resolution (CR) to repeal Medicaid third party liability (TPL) policies that […]

Feb 9, 2018

MARC Champions Enactment of Medicaid TPL Provision in Bipartisan Budget Agreement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Andrew Rosenberg (arosenberg@thornrun.com), (202) 247-6301 The Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC), a national coalition of stakeholders advocating for the improvement of the Medicare and Medicaid Secondary Payer (MSP) programs, applauded the Congress for enacting Section 53102 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to repeal Medicaid third party liability (TPL) policies […]

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